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coalition based on that of expelling the iraqi forces from kuwait. that later became highly significant when people were suggesting that setting it up at the beginning wind up being a major factor. we were conscious that if you are going to set a war aim, it had to be something appropriate, sensible, and flexible. we were talking about this when we were not even fully sure who had done this, how large the enemy network was. we had a big discussion about setting the war aim. we announced ourselves what happens if there are a series of attacks of this kind. if our aim is to prevent the next attack, what are the consequences to the united states? immediately, we thought about the danger to the constitution. we thought about the fact that a series of terrorist attacks could transform the nature of our society. we had already taken prudent measures to close down air travel over the united states, to clamp down on the borders. there were all sorts of civil liberties issues involved. >these were just discussions. this was not anything that was turned into o
coalition based on that of expelling the iraqi forces from kuwait. that later became highly significant when people were suggesting that setting it up at the beginning wind up being a major factor. we were conscious that if you are going to set a war aim, it had to be something appropriate, sensible, and flexible. we were talking about this when we were not even fully sure who had done this, how large the enemy network was. we had a big discussion about setting the war aim. we announced...
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we organized a coalition after iraq entered crew -- kuwait. it was with 36 nations who sent in troops for it we could not form a coalition today as a direct consequence of invading correct. they would say we misled our partners. >> iraq also invaded kuwait. they did not do anything. >> i listen to the left as well and i did not hear the left make a big noise that we need to do something because of the way saddam hussein was stealing oil money. that was not the issue at the time. there was no comment from the left to invade iraq that came from the right. we know that. >> now we prepare for november elections in earnest. >> i call upon you today to say there are no be heading spread that was a false statement and it needs to be cleared up right now. >> i will call you out. i think you should renounce your support and endorsement of the unions that are boycotting our state. >> that is a portion of a debate between the arizona republican governor and her democratic challenger. governor brewer said the state has become violent because of illegal im
we organized a coalition after iraq entered crew -- kuwait. it was with 36 nations who sent in troops for it we could not form a coalition today as a direct consequence of invading correct. they would say we misled our partners. >> iraq also invaded kuwait. they did not do anything. >> i listen to the left as well and i did not hear the left make a big noise that we need to do something because of the way saddam hussein was stealing oil money. that was not the issue at the time....
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so then only kuwait is left. they said, kuwait makes sense because he would not be allowed to keep it. i'm going to publish it. i said, you can't publish it. i said publish it in your own name, don't mention me. [laughter] when i heard about the press and so on there's already four republican guard divisions on the kuwaity border in the first of august, i think in 1990, i didn't make the connection. oh, he's just trying to scare them. he said it on tv. the guy is not crazy. well, maybe he is, but he's not stupid. i don't know how to define it, but i was shocked. that's exactly what you said and what you implied in a different way. the guy knew iraq inside out and could control anybody he wanted. he did control for a very long time, and in fact, under, i agree, under very strenuous situations, but he didn't understand the world outside of iraq. he just didn't. he was a village boy. the most important -- by the way, i did predict the attack on iran in 1980, and i predicted it because saddam hussein told us. [laught
so then only kuwait is left. they said, kuwait makes sense because he would not be allowed to keep it. i'm going to publish it. i said, you can't publish it. i said publish it in your own name, don't mention me. [laughter] when i heard about the press and so on there's already four republican guard divisions on the kuwaity border in the first of august, i think in 1990, i didn't make the connection. oh, he's just trying to scare them. he said it on tv. the guy is not crazy. well, maybe he is,...
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iraqi government has agreed to pay out four hundred million dollars to americans traumatized during the kuwait invasion twenty years ago the decision has caused outrage among the country's population during the gulf war in one nine hundred ninety s. saddam hussein's regime had been torturing and using u.s. citizens as human shields but millions of iraqis who also suffered under saddam and later from the american military campaign are angry they've received nothing after the kuwait war iraq was put on the u.n. sanctions which provided the legal basis for the presence of american troops on the question of reparations for iraqis and to. a member of the iraqi national alliance party who says there is cash in the country it just needs to be better distributed . a lot is not short of money by the way the publicly we see in iraq is code by a degree of mismanagement. on the government part huge corruption i think they should in iraq is not if there is money or not i think the problem is how the money is managed and why the how the government is in complete control of the iraqi state's money while they
iraqi government has agreed to pay out four hundred million dollars to americans traumatized during the kuwait invasion twenty years ago the decision has caused outrage among the country's population during the gulf war in one nine hundred ninety s. saddam hussein's regime had been torturing and using u.s. citizens as human shields but millions of iraqis who also suffered under saddam and later from the american military campaign are angry they've received nothing after the kuwait war iraq was...
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from the military american military campaign are angry that they've so far received nothing after the kuwait war iraq was put under u.n. sanctions which provided the legal basis for the presence of u.s. troops there anti-war activists brian becker says it's the americans who should be making reparation payments to iraq not the other way around. they're making the iraq pay because they can i mean this is a kind of colonialism an ongoing pfaff that's been going on against iraq it started in the one nine hundred ninety s. by the way during the so-called oil for food program that was designed as a pelion of measure to bring relief to iraqis who are dying in the thousands each month because the u.s. wouldn't allow them to have food or medicine that allowed iraqi oil revenues to be put into what you want to counted minister really by the united states between one thousand nine hundred seven and two thousand forty billion dollars of iraqi oil was sold but only twenty five percent twenty five percent of forty billion dollars actually went to the iraqi people the rest went to the kuwaiti monarchy to
from the military american military campaign are angry that they've so far received nothing after the kuwait war iraq was put under u.n. sanctions which provided the legal basis for the presence of u.s. troops there anti-war activists brian becker says it's the americans who should be making reparation payments to iraq not the other way around. they're making the iraq pay because they can i mean this is a kind of colonialism an ongoing pfaff that's been going on against iraq it started in the...
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. >> rauf is a naturalized american citizen from kuwait. he says building a muslim center in that location is a way of waging peace. >>> all right. tonight on monday night football a great game. green bay taking on chicago. with the highlights from yesterday's nfl action here's adnan virk at espn news. >>> good morning. we begin with the nfl and the dallas cowboys looking to avoid starting 0-3 for the first time since 2001. wade phillips' team in need of energy and in need of a victory more than anything else. romo looking to supply that. to roy williams and he's gone. 63 yards for the touchdown. the cowboys win big, 27-13. romo a couple of tds through the air. >>> brad childress' team trying to avoid going 0-3. third quarter, vikes up 17-10 and adrian peterson makes a couple of cuts, goes to his right. a.p. all day. 80 yards for the touchdown, second one of the game. vikings get their first of the season, 24-10. >>> matt cassel, the chiefs hosting the 49ers. san francisco looking to avoid an 0-3 start. chiefs up 10-3. it's the double rever
. >> rauf is a naturalized american citizen from kuwait. he says building a muslim center in that location is a way of waging peace. >>> all right. tonight on monday night football a great game. green bay taking on chicago. with the highlights from yesterday's nfl action here's adnan virk at espn news. >>> good morning. we begin with the nfl and the dallas cowboys looking to avoid starting 0-3 for the first time since 2001. wade phillips' team in need of energy and in...
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>>neil: many do not ago kuwait fish with meat. i know you are a vegan. >>guest: of thely, fish are still a big part of the problem. we feed fish food that could be fed to humans, and we are only getting a small percent back in the follow of edible flesh so not only are we wasting food when we consume animal flesh including fish but in the case of salmon they are usually fed commercial fish. >>neil: you are all for looking out for the salmon. a professor of fisheries at virginia tech says this could be good news for the environment saying native populations risking being tapped out. you protect the native population, you grow the species. >>guest: anyone who cares about animals or the environment should not eat fish. ?eel ?eel i respect >>neil: i respect that but that is not to say those that do are charlie man son. >>guest: most do not realize fish have the same ability to feel pain as a dog or cat. if people knew that less people would eat fish. >>neil: but a lot of people are going to bed hungry. >>guest: exactly. >>neil: and if you can increase the su
>>neil: many do not ago kuwait fish with meat. i know you are a vegan. >>guest: of thely, fish are still a big part of the problem. we feed fish food that could be fed to humans, and we are only getting a small percent back in the follow of edible flesh so not only are we wasting food when we consume animal flesh including fish but in the case of salmon they are usually fed commercial fish. >>neil: you are all for looking out for the salmon. a professor of fisheries at...
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kuwait got taken over by iran, no, iraq. so they got taken over by iraq, and the chics moved to london and new york in the best suites, and they would not take a suite, but four floors anldz sfloors, them. we go over and fight and then hand it back over to the shaikhs. what? they didn't do anything. we lose lives, we lose money, we lose so much and hand it back to them on a silver platter. now, if you go to the iraqi fund right now, they are not investing in the united states, because they are not believers in the united states, okay. this is years later. now, if that's the fact, if we hand the shaikhs back their country, and it is like a private country, and if we hand it back to them, why are they not paying us or doing something? >> now, on kuwait, what you are saying is that after the u.s. liberated kuwait back in 1991, we should have done what? >> we should have told them that we want them to at least reimburse us for the cost of this liberation. what did we do? we liberated it for some very few wealthy people. and thos
kuwait got taken over by iran, no, iraq. so they got taken over by iraq, and the chics moved to london and new york in the best suites, and they would not take a suite, but four floors anldz sfloors, them. we go over and fight and then hand it back over to the shaikhs. what? they didn't do anything. we lose lives, we lose money, we lose so much and hand it back to them on a silver platter. now, if you go to the iraqi fund right now, they are not investing in the united states, because they are...
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thousands tf vehicles passed baghdad, the last of them passing kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before american troops and coalition partners had fought their way across similar highways. this time no thoths shots were fired. it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. of course the soldiers left much behind. some were teenagers when the war began. many have served multiple tours of duty far from families who bore a heroic burden of their own and during the absence of a husband's embrace, most painfully since the war began, 55 members of the fourth striker brigade made the ultimate sacrifice. over 4,400 americans have given their lives in iraq. as one staff sergeant said, i know that to my brothers in arms who fought and died, this day would probably mean a lot. those americans gave their lives for the values that have lived in the hearts of our people for over two centuries. along with nearly 1.5 million americans who have served in iraq, fought in a far-away place for people they never knew, they staired into the darkest of human creations,
thousands tf vehicles passed baghdad, the last of them passing kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before american troops and coalition partners had fought their way across similar highways. this time no thoths shots were fired. it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. of course the soldiers left much behind. some were teenagers when the war began. many have served multiple tours of duty far from families who bore a heroic burden of their own and during the...
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he refuses to cite the united states as a liberator of millions of muslims whether we are talking kuwait or somalia or bosnia or iraq or afghanistan. he refuses to do any of that, even when he has been pushed. frankly, last week, when he spoke about that veiled threat that if we're forced to move the mosque and, bill, you might be right about that i don't know, and primarily because he probably won't be able to raise the money for it, not because he thinks it would be too insensitive to put it there but when he did this veiled threat last week saying if we are forced to move the mosque, the united states just -- well, there is no telling what you might face in that what he should be doing, if he is an honest to god or honest to allah peace-building, bridge building moderate as he claims to be, is instead of warning us about what might happen to us if the mosque is moved, he should be warning the radical islamists not to attack. >> he has done that. >> that's a very simple question. >> this has to be responded to. one of the things said about this mosque -- by the way, there is larr mosqu
he refuses to cite the united states as a liberator of millions of muslims whether we are talking kuwait or somalia or bosnia or iraq or afghanistan. he refuses to do any of that, even when he has been pushed. frankly, last week, when he spoke about that veiled threat that if we're forced to move the mosque and, bill, you might be right about that i don't know, and primarily because he probably won't be able to raise the money for it, not because he thinks it would be too insensitive to put it...
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we'd go -- and kuwait. i'd go with a tour of very ecletic tour of guys and women. dallas cboy cheerleaders, country western artists. almost all of them were very right wing. and we loved each other because we went on these tours. let me tell you about one show that i did -- i'm not going to say what tbaifs. i won't -- what tbaifs. i don't want to -- base it was. i don't want to get anybody in trouble. we did a four-hour show -- this is the fourth year we did it with the sergeant major of the army. we did a four-hour show because we found out the troops loved the show. because it was a little bit of home. and during the show i would -- i was kind of a co-host with a beautiful woman named leeann tweeden and we did comedy routines. and i do a monolog. and this is something i had done for a number of years. and i'd go out and i'd say, you know, i've done nowp seven u.s.o. tours and every year i'm more and more impressed with the military and one thing i don't get is the don't ask/don't tell policy. and now this is -- it's about 28-degrees where i'm talking and there's
we'd go -- and kuwait. i'd go with a tour of very ecletic tour of guys and women. dallas cboy cheerleaders, country western artists. almost all of them were very right wing. and we loved each other because we went on these tours. let me tell you about one show that i did -- i'm not going to say what tbaifs. i won't -- what tbaifs. i don't want to -- base it was. i don't want to get anybody in trouble. we did a four-hour show -- this is the fourth year we did it with the sergeant major of the...
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settlement for americans who claim abuse by saddam hussein's regime dating back to the 1990 invasion of kuwait. after two days of peace talks between the israelis and palestinians, secretary of state hillary clinton says she's convinced the two sides are trying to seek common ground. clinton met today with palestinian president abbas who says he sees no alternative to continuing negotiations with israel. an american envoy to north korea says he sees no signs that the communist nation is ready to meet washington's conditions for rejoining nuclear talks so the u.s. will continue to enforce sanctions and also today, u.s. officials say north korea's alleged attack 0 and south korean warship was an act of war. north korea denies involvement and has proposed a joint probe with the u.s. into the deadly sinking. a message about the dangers of secularism was brought to great britain today bye a figure not seen in those parts in a while. >> pope benedict xvi made history with the first official visit to britain by a pope in nearly 500 years when king henry viii split with the head of the church of engla
settlement for americans who claim abuse by saddam hussein's regime dating back to the 1990 invasion of kuwait. after two days of peace talks between the israelis and palestinians, secretary of state hillary clinton says she's convinced the two sides are trying to seek common ground. clinton met today with palestinian president abbas who says he sees no alternative to continuing negotiations with israel. an american envoy to north korea says he sees no signs that the communist nation is ready...
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really high, and that's despite america's liberal military intervention policy in countries such as kuwait and in countries such as albania, so there is a mind-set. and don't forget, in 1956 when america stood against britain, against israel, against france, and conveneing in the 1966 sewage crisis, so there's an example of america doing the right thing militarily and carrying support for muslim majority countries. similarly now, where we see injustices happen, whether it's israel's actions or whether it's propping up dictators such as hazmi mubarek in egypt or in countries such as saudi arabia which happens to be our closest alley in the region, for as long as we continue to prop up dictators in muslim majority countries i think it's only natural to see those muslim masses start to wonder which side is america on, is it on the side of liberty and freedom as in the past or does it sadly seem to be on the side of dick stators -- dick target and monarchs that suppress their people. >> the question is if they're trying to reach people in those areas that are rural, that don't have access to w
really high, and that's despite america's liberal military intervention policy in countries such as kuwait and in countries such as albania, so there is a mind-set. and don't forget, in 1956 when america stood against britain, against israel, against france, and conveneing in the 1966 sewage crisis, so there's an example of america doing the right thing militarily and carrying support for muslim majority countries. similarly now, where we see injustices happen, whether it's israel's actions or...
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i was born in kuwait to egyptian parents. my father was a religious scholar. he was sent to this country to head a growing muslim community in new york city. he was active in what used to be called the ekumenical movement. today we call it interfaith die do you go. for me, i found this society remarkably non-religious, even anti-religious. in the 1960's, religion was found to be passe? a crutch for the sim people minded. this was shocking to me. i thought this place sure is different. i got my bachelors in physics, i married and raised my children here. i had a number of ok u patients, a high school teacher, i am a typical new yorker, i am an american. in 1979, i become a naturized u.s. citizen. i pledged allegiance and till believe the val use of the united states and the constitution. i know these rights were won by the blood of brave american soldiers. my own niece currently serves in the united states army. i know this country was founded by individuals who left the country of or gain because of an unhappiness with their government. they wanted something b
i was born in kuwait to egyptian parents. my father was a religious scholar. he was sent to this country to head a growing muslim community in new york city. he was active in what used to be called the ekumenical movement. today we call it interfaith die do you go. for me, i found this society remarkably non-religious, even anti-religious. in the 1960's, religion was found to be passe? a crutch for the sim people minded. this was shocking to me. i thought this place sure is different. i got my...
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i kind of wish people would remember back when saddam hussein gas del of the kurds, then he invaded kuwait, and we told not to and yet he had still done it, one of the reasons why we went in there. we tried to liberate them people because he had them down underneath his thumb. i just wish people would look back and remember all of those things. they all think, it is an illegal war, we got in there for no reason. no, we had a real good reason at the time. people just don't remember. host: the president laid out his goals for the future of our relationship with iraq. what do you think of them as far as turning the page, as he spoke about last night? caller: i think that is great. it would be nice if we can get the country stabilized and they have their own government. i hope basically we will get all of our troops out of there. but right now, things are becoming stable over there and we need to have some friends in that part of the world. if we don't have friends in that part of the world eventually when we need oil or their help, we are not going to have it. host: massachusetts. good mornin
i kind of wish people would remember back when saddam hussein gas del of the kurds, then he invaded kuwait, and we told not to and yet he had still done it, one of the reasons why we went in there. we tried to liberate them people because he had them down underneath his thumb. i just wish people would look back and remember all of those things. they all think, it is an illegal war, we got in there for no reason. no, we had a real good reason at the time. people just don't remember. host: the...
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hours of march 20, 2003, columns of coalition troops set off across the desert and marshlands from kuwait en route to baghdad. last week -- after seven-and-a- half years that tested our mettle like no conflict in recent american history -- the last of our combat units followed that same dusty highway out of iraq, on their way home. as president obama declared in the oval office last night, the united states has now ended our combat mission in iraq and iraqi troops are taking lead responsibility for their country's security. we've kept a promise, a promise made to the american people and to the people of iraq, by drawing down our forces to roughly 50,000. and we're on track to remove all of our troops by the end of next year, according to the agreement signed by president bush made with the iraqi government. operation iraqi freedom is over. but american engagement with iraq will continue with the mission that begins today -- operation new dawn. as the name suggests, this ceremony not only marks the change of a command, but the start of a different chapter in the relationship with iraq. our
hours of march 20, 2003, columns of coalition troops set off across the desert and marshlands from kuwait en route to baghdad. last week -- after seven-and-a- half years that tested our mettle like no conflict in recent american history -- the last of our combat units followed that same dusty highway out of iraq, on their way home. as president obama declared in the oval office last night, the united states has now ended our combat mission in iraq and iraqi troops are taking lead responsibility...
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the last of them passed into kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before some american troops in coalition partners have fought their way across similar highways. this time, and no shots were fired. if yours is a convoy of brave americans making their way home. -- it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. the soldiers led much behind. some teenagers when the war began. many serve multiple tors of duty. they were far from families. since the war began, 55 members of the force striker brigade made the ultimate sacrifice. 4400 americans have given their lives in iraq. as one staff sergeant said, "i note to my brothers in arms that fought and died that this day would probably mean a lot." those americans gave their lives for the values that have lived in the heart of our people for over two centuries along with nearly 1.5 million americans to a surge in iraq, they fought in a faraway place for people they never knew. they stared into the darkness it human creations. they help the iraqi people seek the light of peace
the last of them passed into kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before some american troops in coalition partners have fought their way across similar highways. this time, and no shots were fired. if yours is a convoy of brave americans making their way home. -- it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. the soldiers led much behind. some teenagers when the war began. many serve multiple tors of duty. they were far from families. since the war began, 55...
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the last of them passing into kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before, american troops and coalition partners had fought their way across similar highways, but this time no shots were fired. if it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. of course, the soldiers left much behind. some were teenagers when the war began. many have served multiple tours of duty, far from their families who bore a heroic burden of the rhone, and during the absence of a husband embrace or a mother's kiss. most painfully, since the war began, 55 members of the for the stryker brigade made the ultimate sacrifice -- part of over 4400 americans who have given their lives in iraq. as one staff sergeant said, "i know that to my brothers in arms who fought and died, this day would probably mean a lot." those americans gave their lives for the values that have lived in the hearts of our people for over two centuries. along with nearly 1.5 million americans who have served in iraq, they have all in a faraway peace -- always place for people t
the last of them passing into kuwait in the early morning hours. over seven years before, american troops and coalition partners had fought their way across similar highways, but this time no shots were fired. if it was just a convoy of brave americans making their way home. of course, the soldiers left much behind. some were teenagers when the war began. many have served multiple tours of duty, far from their families who bore a heroic burden of the rhone, and during the absence of a husband...
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i was born in kuwait to egyptian parents. my father was a religious scholar who studied and graduated at university in cairo and an islamic chemist -- institution of great distinction and learning. he was sent to this country to head a growing muslim community in new york city. he was active in what used to be called the ecumenical movement promoting understanding between different religions, today we call it interfaith dialogue. for me, coming from a country where the majority of us was muslim, i found this society remarkably non-religious, even anti-religious. in the 1960's, religion was considered by many to be passe. it was a crutch for the feeble minded. i remember the cover of time magazine that screamed out," is god dead?" this was shocking to me, extraordinary. i thought to myself, this place sure is different. i got my bachelor's in physics at columbia university. i married, raised my children here, and i had a number of occupations, a high-school teacher, a salesman of industrial products, and a struggling writer. i
i was born in kuwait to egyptian parents. my father was a religious scholar who studied and graduated at university in cairo and an islamic chemist -- institution of great distinction and learning. he was sent to this country to head a growing muslim community in new york city. he was active in what used to be called the ecumenical movement promoting understanding between different religions, today we call it interfaith dialogue. for me, coming from a country where the majority of us was...
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. >> the prime minister of kuwait is meeting with the vice- president today at the white house. that there is a separate meeting. it is possible we will just have a state department representative in that meeting, but we will try to check that. >> [inaudible] >> do we think what? >> meeting with south korean officials. am i am not aware. he was back from the region late yesterday, but i am not aware of what his schedule is today. >> thank you. >> i have one tribute to give you. >> a general question, the indian delegation, most of the meetings are closed. in 2007, the indian american community is growing and they travel to washington. what is happening, they are now your citizens. they're not getting called back and don't talk about this. >> we talked about this issue with india on a regular basis, and as we broaden our relationship, we are evaluating on our side whether our current posture on india meets the requirements of expanding relationships. likewise, india is doing the same thing in terms of its network of consulates in this country. this is an issue that we continue to
. >> the prime minister of kuwait is meeting with the vice- president today at the white house. that there is a separate meeting. it is possible we will just have a state department representative in that meeting, but we will try to check that. >> [inaudible] >> do we think what? >> meeting with south korean officials. am i am not aware. he was back from the region late yesterday, but i am not aware of what his schedule is today. >> thank you. >> i have one...
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i was born in kuwait to egyptian parents. my father was a religious scholar who studied and graduated at a university in cairo, an islamic institution of great distinction and learning. he was sent to this country to head a growing muslim community. he was active in what was called the ecumenical movement, working on understanding between different religions. today, we call it interfaith dialogue. for me, coming from a country where the mother did -- for the majority was muslim, i found this place largely non-religion. in the 1960's, religion was considered to be passe, a crutch for the feeble-minded. i remember the cover-up "time magazine" that scream out "is god dead?" this was shocking to me, extraordinary. and i thought to myself, this place is sure different. i got my bachelor's in physics at columbia university. i married, raised my children here, and i had a number of occupations, a high-school teacher, a salesman of industrial products, and a struggling writer. i am a typical new yorker, ladies and gentlemen. i am an
i was born in kuwait to egyptian parents. my father was a religious scholar who studied and graduated at a university in cairo, an islamic institution of great distinction and learning. he was sent to this country to head a growing muslim community. he was active in what was called the ecumenical movement, working on understanding between different religions. today, we call it interfaith dialogue. for me, coming from a country where the mother did -- for the majority was muslim, i found this...
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on tv that the reason he did was intelligence convinced him that saddam was planning to go to invade kuwait again after h.w. bush, you know, ran them out. but he didn't tell anyone because he wanted it to be a complete surprise, and he and his staff felt it was necessary so they sent planes over, bombed iraq for five days and the only thing they did was knock out, i think, a pharmaceutical company. but he didn't have a vote, he didn't even inform congress when he did that. now, i don't know if that's more constitutional than what george bush did when he spent nine months explaining the reason he had to go back -- had to go into iraq and planning -- nine months planng the attack. host: we'll leave it there. guest: well, to offer clarification. mo of the legal decision to invade iraq wasn't focused on the constitutionality because president bush did go to congress and get formal authorization to go to war in iraq. congress authorized the intervention. most typically, from the standpoint of international law and the argument has been that the united states didn't have authorization from the un
on tv that the reason he did was intelligence convinced him that saddam was planning to go to invade kuwait again after h.w. bush, you know, ran them out. but he didn't tell anyone because he wanted it to be a complete surprise, and he and his staff felt it was necessary so they sent planes over, bombed iraq for five days and the only thing they did was knock out, i think, a pharmaceutical company. but he didn't have a vote, he didn't even inform congress when he did that. now, i don't know if...
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. >> any chance kuwait before you relocate? >> i have a job, and i'm not in a bad situation. thank you, guys. >> good luck. time for another e-mail from abby in connecticut. she wrote i got out of debt except for student loans. i haven't used credit cards in over three years and my accounts were closed and i was approved for two credit cars and have been making the payments in full. i'm considering rebuilding my credit and what kind of card would be good for me. does she need to apply for another card? >> having a store card is note going to build your credit score the way that having a visa or mastercard or cars like that will overtime. if you are looking at a mortgage or car loan in the near future, it's something you may want to consider. it's nice to have it for a back pocket emergency. i would go to low cards.com. they have looked at all the credit cards out there. it will enable you to do a quick and easy comparison to find out which is right. pull a credit score from credit.com or credit karma.com. you want to know where you are to figure out if your score is headed in
. >> any chance kuwait before you relocate? >> i have a job, and i'm not in a bad situation. thank you, guys. >> good luck. time for another e-mail from abby in connecticut. she wrote i got out of debt except for student loans. i haven't used credit cards in over three years and my accounts were closed and i was approved for two credit cars and have been making the payments in full. i'm considering rebuilding my credit and what kind of card would be good for me. does she need...